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Far Eastern New Century Corporation Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Fenc Loopflex Spandex Free Stretch Fabric in Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Far Eastern New Century Corporation for textile, fabric, textures, patterns and cloth design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Fenc Loopflex Spandex Free Stretch Fabric by Far Eastern New Century Corporation has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Fenc Loopflex Spandex Free Stretch Fabric
Fenc Loopflex is a spandex free stretch fabric developed for sports wear, leisure wear and underwear. The textile is a mono material made only of polyester, so textile to textile recycling becomes possible and waste is reduced. Production begins with thermoplastic polyester elastomer chips, which are turned into an elastic yarn through a solvent free melt extrusion process. The yarn is knitted with regular polyester filaments using pre programmed tensions, giving two to three times higher power stretch than spandex blends while balancing comfort and support.
About Far Eastern New Century Corporation
Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC), headquartered in Taiwan, is a global leader in polyester and textiles with a fully integrated supply chain. By controlling production from key raw materials like PTA, polyester chips, fibers and filament to products, FENC ensures quality, efficiency, and quick market adaptation. The company also operates its own knitting, dyeing, and garment production factories. FENC leads in sustainability with its TOPGREEN® recycled polyester and maintains a strong global presence across Asia, North America, and Europe, enhancing resilience and customization.
Award Record
Far Eastern New Century Corporation is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Award
The A' Textile Design Award is an international textile design competition recognizing good textile designs by best textile designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to textile designers, fabric engineers, texture and pattern creators and clothing companies from all countries. Typical entries include structural fabric, engineered cloth, smart textiles, technical textiles, woven fabric and jacquard fabric. The awarded textile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/textile
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/167523
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/167523
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!167523
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/360100
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fenc Loopflex Spandex Free Stretch Fabric
- Function
- Spandex Free Stretch Fabric
- Category
- Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Light Gray, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Far Eastern New Century Corporation
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #167523
Credits
- Team
- Judy Lee, Ken Hsien and Yuan Lung Kao
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- FENC LoopFlex Fabric is a spandex-free, mono-material textile offering superior stretch and recovery, and is fully recyclable. Unlike polyester-spandex blends, it enables textile-to-textile recycling, reducing waste and environmental impact. With 2-3 times higher power stretch, its revolutionary polyester elastomer and advanced knitting technology ensure comfort and support, redefining stretch fabrics for a greener future.
- Inspiration
- Driven by the growing demand for sustainable materials and the rapid expansion of the sports and leisure wear market, FENC LoopFlex Fabric was developed to tackle the recycling challenges of spandex blended textiles. By reimagining stretch fabrics, advancements in material science were applied to create a high-stretch, fully recyclable fabric that adapts to life while minimizing environmental impact. Designed to be versatile, it fits a wide range of needs and lifestyles for more people.
- Research
- Using material science and solvent-free melt extrusion, our polyester elastic yarn is produced with a lower carbon emission process and fewer chemicals than traditional spandex production. Through advanced knitting and fabric engineering, we have developed stretch fabric with preprogrammed tension, improving performance while supporting a circular economy in the textile industry.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge was replacing spandex while maintaining high stretch and recovery. We engineered a recyclable polyester-based mono-material fabric with the same elasticity. Achieving the right balance of performance, comfort, and sustainability required advanced material knowledge, precision knitting, and adjustments to dyeing and finishing processes. By overcoming production limitations, this innovation improves recyclability and contributes to a greener textile industry.
- Realization and Technology
- It starts with TPEE chips, a thermoplastic polyester elastomer, which undergoes a solvent-free melt extrusion process to produce high-performance polyester elastomer. The yarn is then knitted with regular polyester filaments into a mono-material polyester base stretch fabric using advanced textile engineering. This process incorporates an intricate inner structure and pre-programmed tensions ensures a balance of comfort and support, delivering optimal benefits in motion or at rest.
- Operation and Interaction
- FENC LoopFlex Fabric offers high-performance stretch without spandex, providing versatility across various product applications. Ideal for sports wear ,leisure Wear and underwear, this innovative fabric delivers comfort, support, and durability while promoting sustainability, making it perfect for performance-driven and eco-conscious products.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Taiwan in 2024 and finished in 2025. It is set to be globally showcased starting in 2025.
- Specifications
- Different fabric types have different thicknesses and weight
- Keywords
- fabric,textile,powerstretch,sustainability,monomaterial,recyclable
